Freeze Warning 3, NWS Twin Cities, MN

Anoka County, MN, Blue Earth County, MN, Brown County, MN, Carver County, MN, Chippewa County, MN, Dakota County, MN, Faribault County, MN, Freeborn County, MN, Goodhue County, MN, Hennepin County, MN, Kandiyohi County, MN, Le Sueur County, MN, Martin County, MN, McLeod County, MN, Meeker County, MN, Nicollet County, MN, Ramsey County, MN, Redwood County, MN, Renville County, MN, Rice County, MN, Scott County, MN, Sibley County, MN, Steele County, MN, Waseca County, MN, Washington County, MN, Watonwan County, MN, Wright County, MN, Yellow Medicine County, MN, Chippewa County, WI, Dunn County, WI, Eau Claire County, WI, Pepin County, WI, Pierce County, WI, Saint Croix County, WI

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WWUS73 KMPX 101722
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1222 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

MNZ056>059-061-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.200511T0700Z-200511T1300Z/
Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-
Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, 
Monticello, and Blaine
1222 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Anoka, Wright, Kandiyohi, Meeker and Chippewa Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

WIZ023-025-027-028-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.200511T0700Z-200511T1300Z/
St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, 
and Eau Claire
1222 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...St. Croix, Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

MNZ060-062>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.200511T0700Z-200511T1300Z/
Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-
Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-
Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Pierce-Pepin-
Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, 
Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, 
Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, River Falls, 
and Durand
1222 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and central, east 
  central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central 
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

432 
WWUS73 KMPX 110147
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
847 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

MNZ056>059-061-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.200511T0700Z-200511T1300Z/
Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-
Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, 
Monticello, and Blaine
847 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Anoka, Wright, Kandiyohi, Meeker and Chippewa Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. 

&&

$$

WIZ023-025-027-028-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.200511T0700Z-200511T1300Z/
St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, 
and Eau Claire
847 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...St. Croix, Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. 

&&

$$

MNZ060-062>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.200511T0700Z-200511T1300Z/
Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-
Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-
Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Pierce-Pepin-
Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, 
Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, 
Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, River Falls, 
and Durand
847 PM CDT Sun May 10 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of west central Wisconsin and central, east 
  central, south central, southeast, southwest and west central 
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly.

&&

$$

732 
WWUS73 KMPX 110817
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
317 AM CDT Mon May 11 2020

MNZ060-062>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ024-026-110930-
/O.CAN.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200511T1300Z/
Hennepin-Ramsey-Washington-Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-
Carver-Scott-Dakota-Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-
Watonwan-Blue Earth-Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-
Pierce-Pepin-
Including the cities of Minneapolis, St Paul, Stillwater, 
Granite Falls, Olivia, Hutchinson, Gaylord, Chanhassen, Chaska, 
Victoria, Shakopee, Hastings, Redwood Falls, New Ulm, St Peter, 
Le Sueur, Faribault, Red Wing, St James, Mankato, Waseca, 
Owatonna, Fairmont, Blue Earth, Albert Lea, River Falls, 
and Durand
317 AM CDT Mon May 11 2020

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

MNZ056>059-061-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200511T1300Z/
Chippewa-Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Anoka-
Including the cities of Montevideo, Willmar, Litchfield, 
Monticello, and Blaine
317 AM CDT Mon May 11 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Anoka, Wright, Kandiyohi, Meeker and Chippewa Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

WIZ023-025-027-028-111300-
/O.CON.KMPX.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200511T1300Z/
St. Croix-Dunn-Chippewa-Eau Claire-
Including the cities of Hudson, Menomonie, Chippewa Falls, 
and Eau Claire
317 AM CDT Mon May 11 2020

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...St. Croix, Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire Counties.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
1211 AM CDT Sun May 10 2020

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Sunday night)
Issued at 238 PM CDT Sat May 9 2020

Water vapor imagery this afternoon shows a compact and fairly
intense shortwave trough dropping southeast through the eastern
Dakotas. RAP PV analysis shows the anomaly down around 500 mb with
this feature, which is definitely helping to cool and saturate the
column while promoting a strong band of upper-level divergence and
frontogenesis. The system is moving quickly, and will bring
precipitation across the area for roughly a 6 hour window from
late afternoon into the early part of the overnight hours. The
best chance for precipitation to change to snow and accumulate
still looks to be north of I-94 where an inch or two is still
possible (the Twin Cities metro area will likely see little if any
accumulation). We could have a few rain/snow showers around on
Sunday with some lingering cyclonic flow and decent lapse rate,
but at this point decided to leave them out with no real consensus
on location (and didn't want to blanket the entire area with 20
PoPs). Cold advection will persist into Sunday night, keeping
clouds around for a while, although we should see enough
subsidence by late Sunday night to clear things out from northwest
to southeast.

.LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 238 PM CDT Sat May 9 2020

The large scale pattern looks to quickly de-amplify during the
first part of the week, with things becoming zonal and looking to
stay that way through the balance of the week. That will result in
moderating temperatures with much warmer (near to a bit above
normal) weather by the middle to latter half of the week. With the
steering flow becoming zonal, we'll see a few quick moving
shortwaves ripple through the flow and bring some chances for
precipitation. Unfortunately, as is typically the case in such a
pattern, there is some disagreement in the model guidance on the
timing of things, which increases farther out into the forecast
period. So, the consensus forecast will include longer periods of
lower PoPs than what reality will eventually bring, but we should
be able to refine the precipitation chances into smaller windows
of time as things get closer. High pressure will keep things dry
Monday and Tuesday, with low RHs each day causing some fire
weather concerns again, although wind speeds should be a limited
factor. Return flow accompanied by decent moisture return looks to
bring a good chance for showers across the area Wednesday. After
that we'll have several weak shortwaves move east through the
zonal flow bringing periodic shower chances, along with some
possibility of thunder as instability works its way back into the
region. However, at this point no significant systems are expected
through the period.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Sunday night)
Issued at 1205 AM CDT Sun May 10 2020

There is high confidence that IFR/MVFR cigs across
central/southern Minnesota, and west central Wisconsin will
improve over the next several hours. Some -RA, mixed with -SN in
west central Wisconsin will rapidly decrease before 9z, but may
linger near KEAU through 12z. Otherwise, after 12z cigs will once
again develop around 2-3 kft before 18z, but lift to VFR during
the afternoon. Some -RA/-SHRA will be possible for mainly far
southern Minnesota during the late morning, through the afternoon,
but confidence is low on coverage and duration. I did start with
prob30, but it could become predominate or a temporary period if
conditions warrant. Gusty winds today will decrease toward sunset.

KMSP...

A couple of hours of MVFR cigs with conditions rapidly improving
by 7-9z. MVFR cigs (2-3 kft) will be possible during the late
morning, early afternoon. Otherwise, there is a low chance of
-RA/-SHRA during the afternoon.

/OUTLOOK FOR KMSP/

MON...VFR. Wind NW 10-15 kts
TUE...VFR. Wind NW 5 kts.
Wed...VFR. Chc of -RA/MVFR cigs. Wind SE 10-15G25 kts.

&&

.MPX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WI...None.
MN...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...JLT

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
159 PM CDT Sat May 9 2020

MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
101900-
Douglas-Todd-Morrison-Mille Lacs-Kanabec-Stevens-Pope-Stearns-
Benton-Sherburne-Isanti-Chisago-Lac Qui Parle-Swift-Chippewa-
Kandiyohi-Meeker-Wright-Hennepin-Anoka-Ramsey-Washington-
Yellow Medicine-Renville-McLeod-Sibley-Carver-Scott-Dakota-
Redwood-Brown-Nicollet-Le Sueur-Rice-Goodhue-Watonwan-Blue Earth-
Waseca-Steele-Martin-Faribault-Freeborn-Polk-Barron-Rusk-
St. Croix-Pierce-Dunn-Pepin-Eau Claire-
159 PM CDT Sat May 9 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central and
southern Minnesota...and west central Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight.

Snow is likely late this afternoon across central Minnesota and
tonight across the remainder of the area. Accumulations of 1 to 3
inches are possible on grassy areas along and north of I-94,
especially in Wisconsin tonight.

There is a chance of thunderstorms across southern Minnesota late
this afternoon and early evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

More frosts and freezes are expected each night from Saturday
night through Tuesday night.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN spotter activation will not be needed.